AVIARY MANAGEMENT (TILEHURST) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01540359 · ltd · incorporated 1981-01-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-05
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    FONCETTE, Wayne resigned
    director
  3. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-10-03
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2019-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-02-01
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    HALL, Stephanie resigned
    director
  17. 2018-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-07
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-02-07
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    HALL, Stephanie appointed
    director
  20. 2016-11-16
    ➕
    FONCETTE, Wayne appointed
    director
  21. 2016-08-29
    ➖
    CLEMENTS, Michael Glenn resigned
    director
  22. 2011-12-15
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    TAYLOR, Clive appointed
    director
  23. 2011-12-15
    ➕
    CLEMENTS, Michael Glenn appointed
    director
  24. 2011-12-15
    ➖
    HURLOCK, Paul Oliver resigned
    director
  25. 2005-02-10
    ➖
    WHITTINGTON, Gillian resigned
    director
  26. 2005-01-23
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    HURLOCK, Paul Oliver appointed
    director
  27. 2001-05-24
    ➖
    SIBLEY, Michael Charles resigned
    director
  28. 2001-03-08
    ➕
    WHITTINGTON, Gillian appointed
    director
  29. 2000-06-01
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Glenn William resigned
    director
  30. 1998-08-11
    ➖
    MALLON, Laura Jane resigned
    director
  31. 1998-07-01
    ➖
    JAMES, Richard Maldwyn resigned
    director
  32. 1997-08-15
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Glenn William resigned
    secretary
  33. 1997-08-15
    ➖
    DRESSER, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  34. 1997-08-05
    ➕
    MORTIMER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 1997-08-05
    ➕
    JAMES, Richard Maldwyn appointed
    director
  36. 1997-08-05
    ➕
    MALLON, Laura Jane appointed
    director
  37. 1997-08-05
    ➕
    SIBLEY, Michael Charles appointed
    director
  38. 1995-02-01
    ➖
    BUCK, Peter Alfred resigned
    secretary
  39. 1995-02-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Glenn William appointed
    secretary
  40. 1995-02-01
    ➕
    DRESSER, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  41. 1995-02-01
    ➖
    DRESSER, Peter resigned
    director
  42. 1995-02-01
    ➖
    HAGGARTY, John resigned
    director
  43. 1995-02-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Glenn William appointed
    director
  44. 1981-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVIARY MANAGEMENT (TILEHURST) LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Hills Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1JP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

MORTIMER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Clive→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCK, Peter Alfred→
secretary · resigned 1995-02-01
Resigned
ROBERTS, Glenn William→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-01 · resigned 1997-08-15
Resigned
CLEMENTS, Michael Glenn→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-12-15 · resigned 2016-08-29
Resigned
DRESSER, Andrew Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-02-01 · resigned 1997-08-15
Resigned
DRESSER, Peter→
director · ~62y · resigned 1995-02-01
Resigned
FONCETTE, Wayne→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-11-16 · resigned 2025-11-05
Resigned
HAGGARTY, John→
director · ~71y · resigned 1995-02-01
Resigned
HALL, Stephanie→
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-02-07 · resigned 2019-02-01
Resigned
HURLOCK, Paul Oliver→
director · ~49y · appointed 2005-01-23 · resigned 2011-12-15
Resigned
JAMES, Richard Maldwyn→
director · ~85y · appointed 1997-08-05 · resigned 1998-07-01
Resigned
MALLON, Laura Jane→
director · ~55y · appointed 1997-08-05 · resigned 1998-08-11
Resigned
ROBERTS, Glenn William→
director · ~60y · appointed 1995-02-01 · resigned 2000-06-01
Resigned
SIBLEY, Michael Charles→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-08-05 · resigned 2001-05-24
Resigned
WHITTINGTON, Gillian→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-03-08 · resigned 2005-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (130 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-03